Lorain County in snow emergency Level 1; Elyria closing 16 streets

ELYRIA  Lorain County is in a Level 1 snow emergency notification.
The notice means drivers should be aware roadways are hazardous and people should drive with extreme care.
If you can curtail your driving until the current weather situation improves, please do so, said a statement from Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti.
The alert will remain in effect until further notice. For more information, call the sheriffs office at 440-329-3710.
Meanwhile, the city of Elyria has instituted parking bans on 16 streets as of noon Thursday due to current and expected snowfall.
Residents are reminded to remove vehicles as soon as possible. Vehicles not removed from streets with posted parking ban signs will be subject to ticketing as of 8 a.m. Friday.
All residents are encouraged to remove their cars from the street regardless of restrictions to allow for safe and thorough plowing, said a news release from the city of Elyria. We appreciate your patience as we plow main streets and thoroughfares first and secondary streets afterward.
For current information regarding snow parking bans, view the city of Elyria website at www.cityofelyria.org, cable channel 12, your Nixle emergency alert system, or check our local radio stations and newspapers.
If you are not signed up for Nixle text-message and email emergency alerts, go to www.cityofelyria.org and click on the sign up button on the right-hand side of the page.
The closed streets are:
 2nd Street between East and West avenues
 East Avenue and Broad Street
 East Avenue between 4th and 16th Street  Northbound lane, east side of roadway
 East River Street between Eastern Heights Boulevard and Lincoln Street
 Garford Avenue between Colgate and Eastern Heights Boulevard
 Kerstetter Way between Broad and West Avenue
 Middle Avenue between 3rd and 16th Street
 Oakdale Circle between Defiance Avenue and South Abbe Road
 Ohio Street between Washington Avenue and Gulf Road
 Park Avenue between Michigan and Oxford avenues
 Ridge Street between East River and East Bridge streets
 University Avenue between East River Street and South Abbe Road
 Washington Avenue between Broad and Ohio streets
 West Avenue between 4th Street and Oberlin Road
 Whitman Boulevard between North Abbe Road and Gulf roads
 Winckles Street between Taylor and Clark streets